Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
12.17 oz (345.0 g)	10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Mocha

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.4-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
TFT	TFT
Screen-to-body
70.98 %	80.91 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 240
In The Box
	Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	Mar 25, 2020

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs